National Scouting Report is different from all other college scouting organizations. See for yourself. First, we use real on-the-ground scouts, whose role is to personally scout each prospect they selectively enroll. Most other services are telemarketing firms that connect with prospects from rosters they have secured. They barely scratch the surface about a prospect’s athletic ability, … Read more
Recruiting obstruction is a key mistake many parents of athletes make. College coaches first check the ability and grades of high school, club and travel athletes before deciding whether to start the formal recruiting process. Once that occurs, they have two goals in mind: getting to know the athletes and building relationships. Nothing is more essential as they … Read more
Reese Weber is one of hundreds of successful 2016 NSR prospects. Yet, her academic and athletic accomplishments make her truly special. While many of her peers who did not work with NSR have seen their aspirations evaporate, Weber’s dream of playing college athletics has come true. This fall she will enroll at Tennessee State University in Nashville … Read more
At National Scouting Report, we constantly encourage our prospects to build relationships with college coaches. There are a number of ways we instruct prospects to initiate contact and remain in touch with college coaches, although coaches are severely limited to when and how they can make contact with prospects. But make no mistake, abiding by recruiting … Read more
The most successful college prospects, those with multiple offers, build textured lives. Whether that texture is derived from their involvement in art, music or cultural events, outdoor activities, community volunteering or part-time work, these types of athletes are special to college coaches. Coaches know that these prize recruits with multi-layered resumes will add far more to … Read more
The right fit is a big deal for college prospects. Fortunately, the NCAA allows prospects to go on an unlimited number of unofficial visits. In turn, they should go on as many as possible. However, prospective D-I student-athletes can’t start going on unofficial visits until September 1 of their junior year in high school. There’s … Read more
The so-called sorry state of today’s youth is an overblown, inaccurate argument. Generally, Americans have become a cynical lot. Watch the talking heads on the news, listen to talk radio, gather around the coffee pot at work, or get into a conversation with a neighbor. Finding something positive to talk about is getting harder because we focus … Read more
National Scouting Report’s on-the-ground scouts attend high school and travel sporting events to evaluate athletes. Part of our evaluation is to observe their physical conditioning. That is important because there is always a back story which points to how an athlete got to that point. Does the athlete work at his craft? Is he fundamentally … Read more
A 5-foot-10 catcher usually grabs the attention of college softball coaches. Such was the case with National Scouting Report prospect Meaghan Adler of Pittsford Medon in Pittsford, N.Y. In addition to being a standout catcher, she plays first base and outfield, is a solid student (3.3 GPA, 1820 SAT, 28 ACT) and is left-handed. After being … Read more
One of the first questions National Scouting Report scouts often ask potential college prospects is: How far are you willing to travel to play college sports? Many times, those high school athletes respond: “I want to stay close to home.” Wrong answer. NSR scouts would prefer them to say: “I’m open-minded.” National Scouting Report promotes … Read more
